Marry her

"You shouldn't have thrown her out, she's a grown lady with nowhere to go. The streets are very dangerous, you know..." Amanda explained while trying to plead with Jimmie.

"And why should I care about that..." Jimmie said with a frown on his face.

"Please young master, she might be in danger..." She was cut short before completing her statement.

"I won't be moving an inch Amanda, so leave before I do something I'll regret..."

'Thank goodness I harkened to Amanda and tried to check on her, if not she would have killed herself?!? This woman keeps amusing me. Was that worth dying for?'

"She's fine, just needs rest" the doctor announced after running some tests on me.

"But why did she pass out?" My owner asked, looking down at me on the gigantic bed I was lying on.

"Stress, malnourishment, and dehydration. I wonder how a grown woman could stay that hungry, she was bound to faint any moment. Make sure she's fully rested and feed her properly she needs it." He listed and packed his bags to leave. "Bye Jimmie, I have a lot of questions but we'll talk when next we meet together with the boys." And with that, he left.

***

I finally opened my eyes, but it was late the next evening, and Amanda was the one tending to me.

"Ma'am, are you ok? Can you see me? How many fingers am I holding up?!?" She questioned, lines of worry appearing on her forehead.

"I'm fi...ne" my voice was hoarse. Amanda immediately brought a glass of water and gave it to me.

"Are you sure ma'am?!?" She asked again and I affirmed after drinking to my fill.

"What happened? How am I back here?!?" I asked when I realized I was back at the mansion.

"The young master brought you back home and called his friend to give you a thorough body check." She explained while helping me into a sitting position.

"His friend?!?" I asked in a confused state.

"Yes. The friend is a doctor, so you have nothing to worry about." she said while giving a reassuring smile.

...

I thought he would throw me out after I recovered but he didn't, and like that it was two days, then a week, then 2 weeks, then a month. Time kept passing by like nothing happened and now it's been three months. And I've just been here living like I'm not living, I just exist in the house.

I wasn't treated as a maid, I was just there, not important but not completely unimportant. My owner ignored me utterly. Was he still mad at me?!? He probably hated me and didn't want to see my face.

The only person who treated me like I was someone of high importance was Amanda. She was like the mother I never had. Is that in her job description, or did she just decide to be nice to me?

Today was a day that seemed to be special; everywhere in and around the mansion was busy with the maids preparing for an occasion I didn't know of.

I didn't want to obstruct anyone so I went back to my room and continued the book I was already reading...

A few hours after nightfall, I heard a soft knock on my door. It was Amanda.

She asked me to join them downstairs. I didn't think it was a good idea, but she has a way of sweet-talking me into doing stuff, so I agreed to go with her.

We were downstairs when I finally asked

"Are you expecting a guest?!?"

"Yes, someone very special" she answered, beaming a smile at me.

"Is it..." I was cut short by the sound of doors opening.

An old man, probably in his 60s or 70s, came in wearing a luxury suit. He was old but you could feel how wealthy he was in the way he walked and carried himself.

He walked around smiling and saying hi to all the maids individually, and he even remembered their names.

He finally got to Amanda, who was standing next to me, and he greeted her with a hug.

"This is a new face." he said while looking at me and studying my face for a few minutes.

"Yes, sir" Amanda replied, seeing that I was all awkward with the man.

"Hmm, well who is she?!?" He asked, moving even closer to my face

"She's..."

"Nobody important" I inserted before Amanda could complete her statement.

"Nobody important?!? I've never met someone whose name was nobody important before..." He said while giving me a small pat on my shoulder.

The sound of the door opening once more brought everyone's attention to the door and it was my owner. I still didn't know his name, he didn't talk to me and I didn't try to start a conversation either, I didn't try to find out what his name was either Amanda and every other maid in the house called him young master, but he didn't employ me so why should I call him that?

"I told you to stop coming to my house when I'm not home" he blurted from the door while walking in. He looked tired, his tie a little loose, and his hair messy. He must have spent the night at work again or maybe at his girlfriend's house. What does that have to do with me anyway?!?

"How could you hide this beautiful gem from me?!?" he mentioned And I told Amanda before coming, why else would she make all these preparations?" he answered nonchalantly while making his way to Ethan's room.

"Get out of my room, old man" he groaned and followed after him.

***

"So you bought her... I'm finding this even more fascinating." he stated while placing both hands together and smirking like he had something he was thinking about.

"You look scary whenever you do that, so don't...I won't do whatever it is you are thinking." he stated while placing his suit jacket on the couch inside his room.

"But she's so beautiful...and I know you, you're my grandson. I know exactly how the Hendrix's brain works. I gave birth to your father, you know, and he never did anything without having a solid reason behind it, I'm like that, and you are too. I know you're keeping her here because you might need her later. So why not just marry her now that we're trying to acquire Davis's oil and gas? I would have opted for a political marriage, but if she's beautiful and doesn't have any family, she could work out as well. And I don't just know there's something about her that I like. So you're going along with it right?!?"

"Give me one good reason why I must do this." He asked, sitting down with a frown on his face.

"What are you talking about? I just listed the reasons why you must do that. But I'll add this one...you said acquiring Davis's oil and gas and putting you in charge will help to find out what happened to your mother, well if you don't marry her I won't put you in charge after I acquire it." he stated plainly like he isn't stopping a son from seeking revenge for the unjust death his mother of his mother.

"Sometimes I wonder if you're my grandfather...but fine I'll do it."